Inside Diane Abbott’s war with Labour
The MP’s memoir A Woman Like Me reveals a remarkable life spent fighting prejudice – and her own party.
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The secrets of the heath
To see the beauty of these dwindling acres, you must focus on what is at your feet.
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The property rental market is a hellscape
In a landlord’s market, with intense competition from fellow renters, you’re damned whatever you do.
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Does Jeremy Corbyn inspire enough loyalty to win Islington North?
The former Labour leader’s launch as an independent last night showed he has plenty of local support.
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Jeremy Corbyn can win in Islington North
If the former Labour leader has the manpower behind him, he cannot be written off in a constituency he has…
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Walking into the past
Exploring London’s ragged borderland offers new perspectives on love, loss and the ephemeral nature of life.
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The spectacle of runaway horses in London was eerily poignant
For a brief moment, animals that are otherwise trapped in lives of ceremony and discipline were free.
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Andrew O’Hagan’s maximum city
Caledonian Road is a brick of a novel lobbed at the towering glass houses of London.
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Is Sadiq Khan as innocent in the attack ads scandal as he claims?
The Conservatives have been condemned for publishing untruths about the London mayor – but Labour is also capable of degrading…
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The Research Brief: attempts to tackle north-south inequality have failed
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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Sadiq Khan’s silent city
London is no “24-hour city”. It struggles to stay up beyond midnight.
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What is going on with Caffè Concerto?
The kitsch café chain offers unsettling lessons about London.
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What is Brick Lane without bagels?
What the fate of a beloved East End bagel shop tells us about our changing cities.
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The housing crisis outrage machine
The UK press has only one solution for the broken rental market: clickbait.
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Beavers are the secret weapon in the UK’s flood defences
After a 400-year hiatus, the Eurasian beaver has been reintroduced in London, boosting climate resilience.
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Time for a new approach on climate
As Cop28 commences and national governments falter, we need to recognise the central role of cities in the fight against…
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The return of London’s netherworld
We are becoming a society of strangers, held together only by the exercise of power.
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Inside London’s day of rage
The night descended into skirmishes between protesters, the far right and the police. Is this the new normal?
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Is Sadiq Khan cruising to re-election after all?
There are reasons to be sceptical of a new YouGov poll suggesting Khan would win by a 25-point margin.
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Bring them home
At a London rally in support of Israel over the weekend fear was palpable – but so was the defiance.
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